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Spicer: OK, you got me, Fox News was wrong, there are NO British spies in our microwaves.
White House apologizes to British government over spying claims
A senior administration official told CNN that Spicer and McMaster offered what amounted to an apology to the British government.
Earlier Friday, a spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May said senior UK officials had protested to the Trump administration after the claims were repeated by Spicer.
"We've made clear to the US administration that these claims are ridiculous and should be ignored. We've received assurances that these allegations won't be repeated," May's spokesman said.
At a Thursday press briefing, Spicer read out allegations originally made on Tuesday on Fox News by legal analyst Andrew Napolitano, that the UK intelligence agency GCHQ -- the equivalent of the US National Security Agency -- had spied on Trump.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/17/politics/gchq-trump-wiretap-denial/?sr=twnwsrm031717gchq-trump-wiretap-denial0152PMStoryLink&linkId=35569627
A senior administration official told CNN that Spicer and McMaster offered what amounted to an apology to the British government.
Earlier Friday, a spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May said senior UK officials had protested to the Trump administration after the claims were repeated by Spicer.
"We've made clear to the US administration that these claims are ridiculous and should be ignored. We've received assurances that these allegations won't be repeated," May's spokesman said.
At a Thursday press briefing, Spicer read out allegations originally made on Tuesday on Fox News by legal analyst Andrew Napolitano, that the UK intelligence agency GCHQ -- the equivalent of the US National Security Agency -- had spied on Trump.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/17/politics/gchq-trump-wiretap-denial/?sr=twnwsrm031717gchq-trump-wiretap-denial0152PMStoryLink&linkId=35569627
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